Alu car bonnet, polish to a shine, process help!

Alu car bonnet, polish to a shine, process help!

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knitware

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Thursday 25th August 2016
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Hello.

I have ordered a new bonnet for my MX5 Mk3. It's aluminium and will arrive unpainted apart from black primer. I have a silver car and painting just the bonnet will be £250, around £400+ to blend in the wings.

What I'm thinking of doing is polishing the bonnet using a polisher, gritty polish and gradually getting to a shine.

Has anyone done this before, if so what are the steps and once done will it need sealing or left as bare aluminium? Tips, images, process help would be great!